1. Bellringer, 11 November
How did the Byzantines differ from their western counterparts?
A. They were mostly pagans
B. They dominated trade in the Mediterranean
C. They continued the pattern of Roman rule
D. None of the above

2. Bellringer, 11 November
How did the Byzantines differ from their western counterparts?
C. They continued the pattern of Roman rule

3. Exit Ticket, 11 November Among Byzantine cultural achievements are
A. Their architectural tradition and cyrillic writing
B. Their traditional music and dance
C. Their shipbuilding and epics about the wars of the Mediterranean Sea
D. Their prominence in preserving Greek and Roman texts

4. Exit Ticket, 11 November Among Byzantine cultural achievements are
A. Their architectural tradition and cyrillic writing

5. Bellringer, 13 November
Why is the period in Europe between 500 CE and 1300 CE called the “Middle Ages”?
A. It came between the Greco-Roman civilization and the Renaissance.
B. Europe at this time was controlled by peoples in its central area rather than by the people of the Mediterranean as it had been in the past.
C. It was the beginning of the rise of the middle class.
D. Europe was invaded by Muslim nomads from the Middle East.

6. Bellringer, 13 November
Why is the period in Europe between 500 CE and 1300 CE called the “Middle Ages”?
A. It came between the Greco-Roman civilization and the Renaissance.

7. Exit Ticket, 13 November
The primary centers for agricultural production were
A. Scattered farms owned by the regional nobility
B. Small farms owned by those who worked on them
C. Self-sufficient farming estates known as manors
D. Owned and controlled by the Church

8. Exit Ticket, 13 November
The primary centers for agricultural production were
C. Self-sufficient farming estates known as manors

9. Bellringer, 17 November A feudum, or fief, was
A. A small nonhereditary manor
B. Any estate governed by a hereditary lord
C. Any small and independent kingdom
D. A grant of land exchanged for military service

10. Bellringer, 17 November A feudum, or fief, was
D. A grant of land exchanged for military service

11. Exit Ticket, 17 November
The Middle Ages (and Magna Carta) introduced which of the following unique governing systems to western Europe?
A. Manors
B. Guilds
C. Kingdoms
D. Parliaments

12. Exit Ticket, 17 November
The Middle Ages (and Magna Carta) introduced which of the following unique governing systems to western Europe?
D. Parliaments

13. Bellringer, 19 November Why was feudalism developed?
A. There was a need for a clear successor to the crown.
B. Centralized power was lost in the face of invasions.
C. The Church was losing power and failed to protect the lords.
D. Lords decided to reform society by establishing chivalry.

14. Bellringer, 19 November Why was feudalism developed?
B. Centralized power was lost in the face of invasions… so people turned to local lords for protection and justice.

15. Exit Ticket, 19 November
Which early Byzantine emperor had the longest-lasting impact on civilization in the eastern Mediterranean and beyond?
A. Diocletian
B. Constantine
C. Justinian
D. Muhammad

16. Exit Ticket, 19 November
Which early Byzantine emperor had the longest-lasting impact on civilization in the eastern Mediterranean and beyond?
C. Justinian (Thanks to the Justinian Code and the Hagia Sophia)

17. Bellringer, 30 November
Agricultural workers who belonged to the manor and were obligated to the lord were
A. Monks
B. Serfs
C. Nobles
D. Bailiffs

18. Bellringer, 30 November
Agricultural workers who belonged to the manor and were obligated to the lord were
B. Serfs

19. Exit Ticket, 30 November
Although the Crusades are viewed as a religious campaign, they were actually also motivated by
A. The failure of the petty nobility to maintain order
B. The failure of church reform and the Inquisition
C. The desire for a revival of the Roman Empire
D. The desire for access to trade and goods from Muslim lands

20. Exit Ticket, 30 November
Although the Crusades are viewed as a religious campaign, they were actually also motivated by
D. The desire for access to trade and goods from Muslim lands

21. Bellringer, 2 December
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all share which of the following?
A. They are polytheistic faiths
B. They revere Jerusalem and Rome as pilgrimage sites
C. They recognize Moses and Abraham as prophets
D. They share the Gospels and Quran as holy books

22. Bellringer, 2 December
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all share which of the following?
C. They recognize Moses and Abraham as prophets

23. Exit Ticket, 2 December
All of the following are pillars of the Islamic faith EXCEPT
A. Confession of faith
B. Prayer five times a day
C. Pilgrimage to Mecca once during a lifetime
D. Confession of sins

24. Exit Ticket, 2 December
All of the following are pillars of the Islamic faith EXCEPT
D. Confession of sins

25. Bellringer, 4 December
Which two Muslim cities retain the greatest symbolic or religious significance in Islam to this day?
Istanbul
Mecca
Baghdad
Medina
Timbuktu

26. Bellringer, 4 December
Which two Muslim cities retain the greatest symbolic or religious significance in Islam to this day?
Mecca
Medina